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Health Professional Exam and Loan Sites

• Navigate your career from pre-med through residency

Health Professional Schools Centralized Application Services

• Allopathic Medical Schools – AMCAS
• Chiropractic – ChiroCAS
• Dental Schools – AADSAS
• Naturopathic Medicine – NDCAS
• Occupation Therapy – OTCAS
• Optometry – OptomCA
• Osteopathic Medical Schools – AACOMAS
• Pharmacy – PharmCAS
• Physical Therapy – PTCAS
• Physician Assistant – CASPA
• Podiatry – AACPM Application Service
• Public Health – Sophas
• Veterinary Schools – VMCAS

Allopathic Medicine

• StudentDoctor.net: Resource for pre-health questions concerning MD/DO
• Get Into Medical School: A Guide for the Perplexed Revised
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): Career and admissions information, financial aid, minority/disadvantaged programs, links to medical schools, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) registration, online MCAT Student Manual, and the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) 
  • Medical School Admissions Requirements: United States and Canada (revised annually, published in April with most information accessed online with a password)
  • The Official Guide to the MCAT Exam
  • MCAT Essentials Association of American Medical Colleges
  • Minority Student Opportunities in U.S. Medical Schools
• American Medical Association (AMA): Career information
• American Medical Student Association: Membership information, student reviews of medical schools, and a premed guide
• AAMC’s Aspiring Docs: An AAMC Campaign to Increase Diversity in Medicine: Individual stories in podcasts and advice on everything from MCAT to finances
• Student National Medical Association: Resources, journal, and conference aimed at black medical and premedical students

Chiropractic Medicine

• Directory of Chiropractic College: Free from the Association of Chiropractic Colleges
• Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC): Links to chiropractic colleges

Dental

• American Dental Education Association:Official Guide to Dental Schools (revised annually, published in the spring)
• American Student Dental Association: Membership information and publications for dental and pre-dental students
• GoDental.org: Advice to pre-dental students, introduces them to the world of dentistry through mentorship, and offers direction for navigating the application process
• Crack the DAT
• Ari’s Study Guide
• Kaplan
• ADEA Associated American Dental Schools Application Service

Genetic Counseling

• National Society of Genetics Counselors: Career information and links to genetics counseling programs

Health Administration

• Association of University Programs in Health Administration: Links to undergraduate and graduate health administration programs

Naturopathic Medicine

• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians: Naturopathic doctor locator, state licensure information, and links to naturopathic schools

Nursing

• Peterson’s Guide to Nursing Programs (revised annually): Published by Peterson’s in cooperation with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN): Career and admissions information and links to nursing programs
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): Links to nurse practitioner programs
• American Nurses Association
• Nursing's Centralized Application Service

Occupational Therapy

• American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA): Career and admissions information and links to occupational therapy programs

Optometry

• Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry: Admissions Requirements Handbook (under About Optometric Education Student Advisor Information)
• Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO): Career and admissions information, links to optometry programs, and a Optometry Admission Test (OAT) description

Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

• StudentDoctor.net: Resource for pre-health questions concerning MD/DO
• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
• Osteopathic Medical College Information Book (revised annually): Free from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM): Career and admissions information and links to osteopathic programs and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS)

Pharmacy

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy: Pharmacy School Admission Requirements (revised annually, under Resources – Student Center)
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP): Career and admissions information, links to pharmacy schools, and the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) description
• AACP Pharmacy School Locator
• Pharmacy College Application Service

Physical Therapy

• American Physical Therapy Association
  • Directory of Accredited Physical Therapy Education Programs
  • Career and admissions information and links to physical therapy programs
• Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service

Physician Assistant

• Association of Physician Assistant Programs: PA Programs Directory: Available under Publications (revised annually)
• Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA): Career and admissions information and links to physician assistant programs
• Central Application Service for Physician Assistants

Podiatric Medicine

• American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM): Career and admissions information, links to podiatric programs, and the AACPM Application Service (AACPMAS)

Public Health

• Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH): Links to schools of public health and career information

Veterinary

• Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
• Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges: Veterinary Medical School Admissions Requirements (revised annually) under Applying to Veterinary School
• Veterinary Medical College Application Service

Campus Resources

• Optional Student Information Form
• Pre-Health Exit Interview